May 27, 2026 – People-Friendly Tech Erin Rollenhagen, Summer Struggle Jodi Grant & Gigi Anton and Comcast Bret Perkins

June 2, 2026 – Remote Leverage Abbas Mohammed and Franchise Guru Giuseppe Grammatico

Abbas Mohammed – Founder of Remote Leverage [https://remoteleverage.com/] – Recruiting Agency Helping Businesses Hire English Speaking Virtual Assistants From Latin America & The Philippines for 70% Less Than U.S. Employees. Whatever that reason is, I would just go and hire more people to fill that gap, and then I would move on to the next reason. Abbas Mohammed is the founder of Remote Leverage, a global recruiting agency that helps businesses hire English-speaking virtual assistants and remote team members from Latin America and the Philippines at a fraction of traditional U.S. hiring costs. Starting with less than $5,000 at age 18, Abbas scaled the company to more than $1.5 million in monthly revenue in under two years, building a team of more than 120 people across 25 countries. 3x Founder. Rather than inventing something completely new, Abbas focused on executing a proven business model better than anyone else. After recognizing that successful entrepreneurs were already leveraging virtual assistants to scale operations, he built systems, processes, and recruiting infrastructure that made global hiring simpler, faster, and lower risk for growing companies. Today, Remote Leverage helps businesses build remote teams without the overhead and financial pressure of traditional local hiring. Abbas is a strong advocate for practical entrepreneurship, proving that business success does not require groundbreaking creativity or massive startup capital. Instead, he emphasizes disciplined execution, strong systems, and hiring the right people. Giuseppe Grammatico [https://www.ggthefranchiseguide.com/] – Founder of GG The Franchise Guide Do not chase someone else’s version of success. Giuseppe Grammatico is a franchise veteran, consultant, author, speaker, and founder of GG The Franchise Guide, where he helps corporate professionals, executives in transition, and military veterans evaluate franchise ownership as a pathway to business ownership, income diversification, and long-term freedom. With more than two decades of experience spanning corporate leadership, franchise ownership, and master franchising, Giuseppe brings real-world perspective and hands-on experience to the franchise industry. He is the author of Franchise Freedom and host of the highly ranked Franchise Freedom Podcast, where he shares practical insights on entrepreneurship, semi-passive franchise models, and building financial security outside traditional investments. Since 2018, Giuseppe has appeared on numerous podcasts and media platforms discussing franchising as an alternative to stocks, crypto, and even real estate investing. Known for simplifying the franchise process, Giuseppe guides candidates through a structured, personalized approach to finding business models that align with their goals, lifestyle, and desired level of involvement. His expertise includes franchise evaluation, career-transition planning, scalable business models, and helping professionals create a “career safety net” through business ownership. Giuseppe’s content resonates strongly with audiences interested in entrepreneurship, wealth-building, alternative investing, and late-career pivots. He also maintains a strong online presence with more than 18,000 LinkedIn followers and actively promotes podcast appearances and collaborations across his network.

June 1, 2026 – Laptop Lifestyle Lawyer Kara Vaval and Greatest Hits Joe Abraham

Kara Vaval, Esq [https://karavaval.com/]. – Attorney, Keynote Speaker, Transformational Coach,The Laptop Lifestyle Lawyer and Author of From Clearance to Priceless [https://www.amazon.com/Clearance-Priceless-KaracterTM-Getting-Reclaiming/dp/B0GV1T3SLK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3E1CSWHG2BR5I&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FM0mjuUKamO7k73Py1dZztf-ZS4KHEEW0X9P5RWyWtvGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.mPfMdYZsMAeckyipmMFDLYWanjZwLhNZEr0uuhbNaBI&dib_tag=se&keywords=from+clearance+to+priceless&qid=1780202395&sprefix=from+clearance+to+%2Caps%2C403&sr=8-1] Kara Vaval, Esq. is a Florida-based personal injury attorney, keynote speaker, transformational coach, author, and the creator of The Laptop Lifestyle Lawyer® brand. Born in Haiti, Kara overcame the loss of her father at age 14 and her grandmother four years later, using those early hardships as fuel to build a life rooted in purpose, resilience, and freedom. She is the CEO of Vaval Law, a personal injury law firm, and The InPowerment Institute, LLC, an educational and empowerment platform offering courses, coaching, retreats, and training for women who want to create fuller, freer, more intentional lives. Through her Laptop Lifestyle Lawyer Community, Kara helps women lawyers build virtual law practices, achieve financial independence, protect their well-being, and pursue success on their own terms. Kara is the author of 28,000 Days…Make Yours Count! and From Clearance to Priceless, which features a foreword by Lisa Nichols and became a bestseller in three categories within 24 hours of its March 2026 release. Through her Main Karacter™ framework, she encourages high-achieving women to step into the lead role of their lives, professionally and personally. She is also the founder and host of The Unfiltered with Kara Podcast and The Laptop Lifestyle Lawyer Podcast. Above all, Kara is most proud of being mom to her two children, Luc and Lia, who continue to inspire the life and business she has intentionally created. Joe Abraham – Serial Entrepreneur and Author of Entrepreneurial DNA: The Breakthrough Discovery that Aligns Your Business to Your Unique Strengths [https://www.amazon.com/Entrepreneurial-DNA-Breakthrough-Discovery-Strengths/dp/0071754512/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2CC9B1093QQAA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vE93BRxmJ9OsErHclXw6VA.DgQowiLA_IqXCnDAZGMcRjjUcnZQR10X6rdN_G6ueew&dib_tag=se&keywords=Joe+Abraham+Entrepreneurial+DNA&qid=1780203815&sprefix=joe+abraham+entrepreneurial+dna+%2Caps%2C410&sr=8-1] Joe is founder/CEO of bosiDNA.com and it’s award-winning Accelerator. A serial entrepreneur himself, Joe has started up, grown and exited three companies of his own and invested in over 20 growing startups. He is author of Entrepreneurial DNA: The Breakthrough Discovery That Aligns Your Business to Your Unique Strengths (McGraw Hill 2011). He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and on FoxNews, CBS, NBC, CNN, ABC, WGN and numerous nationally syndicated radio shows on topics related to entrepreneurship and small business growth – and serves as advisor to  entrepreneurship programs domestically and around the world. In 2005, Joe launched a boutique startup incubator/SMB accelerator in Chicago where he launched a dozen startups with various entrepreneurs. Every one of those startups are still in business today. In the fall of 2008, while working with some of those companies, he stumbled across the discovery of Entrepreneurial DNA and proceeded to call itBOSI (for Builder, Opportunist, Specialist and Innovator). Two-and-a-half years of R&D later, the book Entrepreneurial DNA laying out the discovery and findings was complete. Joe runs bosiDNA.com [http://www.bosidna.com/] (a tech venture) and BOSI Performance Institute [http://www.bosiperformance.com/] that provides training and consulting services surrounding BOSI.

May 29, 2026 – 96% AI No ROI Cheryl Einhorn and Nearshore Business Eric Tabone

Cheryl Einhorn [https://areamethod.com/] – Consultant, Academic, Journalist and Author of The Human Edge, Smarter Decisions In the Age of AI AI doesn’t care about the consequences Cheryl Strauss Einhorn [https://www.areamethod.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] is the creator of the AREA Method, a research and decision-making system designed to help individuals, companies, and nonprofits solve complex problems with greater clarity and confidence. Her framework is widely used for business strategy, organizational decision-making, leadership development, and communication, helping leaders make smarter choices in high-stakes environments. Cheryl is the founder and CEO of Decisive [https://www.areamethod.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com], a decision-sciences company that provides leadership training, executive coaching, curriculum design, and professional development services. She also serves as an adjunct professor at Cornell University and previously taught at Columbia Business School and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. An award-winning investigative journalist, Cheryl has earned recognition for her reporting on business, international politics, and economic issues. Her expertise in research and analytical thinking led her to develop the AREA Method, which combines structured inquiry with behavioral psychology to improve both personal and professional decision-making. Cheryl is the author of several acclaimed books, including Problem Solved, Investing in Financial Research, Problem Solver, and Problem Solver Profiles. Her newest book, The Human Edge: Smarter Decisions in the Age of AI, explores how human judgment and emotional intelligence remain essential in an increasingly AI-driven world. Through her writing, teaching, consulting, and widely viewed TED Talk, Cheryl continues to help leaders and organizations improve the quality of their decisions while navigating uncertainty, complexity, and rapid technological change. Eric Tabone – Founder and Managing Director of Nearshore Business Solutions [https://nearshorebusinesssolutions.com/] The more you get your hands dirty, the easier you see the problem, and you could create the solution. Eric Tabone is the Founder and Managing Director of Nearshore Business Solutions [https://nearshorebusinesssolutions.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com], a recruiting firm that helps U.S. companies build high-performing remote teams across Latin America. Over the last 16 years, Eric has lived and worked throughout the region, helping growth-stage and mid-market businesses hire vetted professionals in countries including Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Costa Rica. Originally from the United States, Eric moved to Bogota with limited resources and no Spanish, expecting only a short stay. Instead, the experience became the foundation for a career spent building companies, leading cross-border teams, and helping U.S. businesses navigate international hiring and remote operations. Since then, he has supported more than 200 successful hires while developing a practical understanding of both Latin American business culture and the operational demands of U.S. companies. Through Nearshore Business Solutions, Eric and his team combine AI-powered sourcing with in-country recruiting expertise to help companies identify, vet, and onboard top talent in under 30 days. His leadership philosophy is shaped by firsthand experience adapting to unfamiliar environments, building businesses across cultures, and learning how to lead effectively through uncertainty and rapid growth. Outside of work, Eric is a father of two daughters, an avid traveler who has visited more than 30 countries, a foodie, amateur sommelier, and dedicated runner. Ironically, the only class he ever failed in school was Spanish, a language he now uses every day.

May 27, 2026 – People-Friendly Tech Erin Rollenhagen, Summer Struggle Jodi Grant & Gigi Anton and Comcast Bret Perkins

Erin Rollenhagen – Founder and CEO of People-Friendly Tech [https://peoplefriendlytech.com/] No one’s looking to download a new app, so you have to stake your claim to why this is worth space on someone’s home screen Erin Rollenhagen is the Founder and CEO of People-Friendly Tech and the author of Love at First Launch: A visionary’s guide to bringing extraordinary tech to life. With nearly two decades of experience guiding visionary executives, Erin has led over 200 successful technology launches spanning startups, healthcare, finance, and other highly regulated industries. Her work has been featured in TechCrunch and Axios, earned national awards, and positioned her as a trusted partner for leaders determined to build more than just functional products. Erin’s approach centers on preserving the magic of the original vision, balancing compliance with creativity, and designing experiences that spark deep emotional connection. Whether working with C-suite innovators or fast-growth entrepreneurs, Erin helps transform bold ideas into platforms that delight users, reshape businesses, and redefine industries. Jodi Grant – Executive Director at Afterschool Alliance & Gigi Antoni – Vice President, Youth Development, at The Wallace Foundation When their parents are working, they are going to be learning. The question is just what are they learning, and where are they doing it? Jodi Grant has spent two decades making afterschool and summer learning a national priority. As Executive Director of the Afterschool Alliance, she has secured billions in federal and state investments, built a network of nearly 30,000 partners, and positioned afterschool and summer learning programs as essential supports for children, families, and communities. Gigi Antoni leads The Wallace Foundation team responsible for its work on summer learning and after-school system building. Before joining Wallace, Antoni served as president and CEO of Big Thought, a nonprofit that today serves 130,000 of Dallas’s most marginalized young people with school and community-based programming during the school day, after school, and over the summer. Bret Perkins – Senior Vice President of Community Growth and Economic Development at Comcast Every entrepreneur that takes that step makes a statement about taking a risk on themselves. Bret Perkins serves as Senior Vice President of Community Growth and Economic Development. He shapes and advances Comcast’s economic development efforts in partnership with government and business organizations to support investment, drive business growth, and strengthen regional economies. Bret joined Comcast in 2001 and most recently was Senior Vice President of External and Government Affairs, guiding the company’s growth from 2,500 to serving more than 6,000 communities. He helped create Internet Essentials, which has become the nation’s largest and most comprehensive internet adoption program for low-income Americans.

May 26, 2026 – Lean Startup Eric Ries and Stanford Basketball Coach Eric Reveno

Eric Ries [https://www.ericriesshow.com/] – Author of Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad… and How Great Companies Stay Great [https://www.amazon.com/Incorruptible-Shape-Companies-That-Stand/dp/B0FWZZBPZB] An organization that cannot be trusted cannot accumulate the most underrated asset in the world today, which is trustworthiness Eric Ries is an entrepreneur, author, and creator of the Lean Startup movement, whose work has transformed how modern companies approach innovation, growth, and long term sustainability. Over the last two decades, his ideas on continuous innovation, adaptive management, governance, and long term thinking have influenced startups, Fortune 500 companies, investors, and public institutions around the world. He is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup, The Startup Way, and The Leader’s Guide, books that have become foundational texts for entrepreneurs and executives seeking to build resilient, innovative organizations. Beyond his writing, Ries has founded and helped lead several influential companies and initiatives, including IMVU, where the principles that became the Lean Startup methodology were first developed; the Lean Startup Company; Virgil, a legal services startup; Answer.AI, an artificial intelligence research and development lab; and the Long Term Stock Exchange, an effort to align capital markets with long term value creation. He has also served as an entrepreneur in residence at Harvard Business School and IDEO, advising leaders on innovation, organizational transformation, and sustainable growth. Ries is also the host of The Eric Ries Show, where he interviews world class founders, technologists, executives, and thinkers about the future of business, technology, and society. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and three children. His latest book, Incorruptible, explores why successful companies lose their way and how organizations can protect themselves from corruption, short term incentives, and institutional decay. Drawing on decades of experience working with founders, CEOs, investors, and policymakers, the book presents a framework for building companies that prosper financially while remaining aligned with human values, trust, and long term societal benefit. Eric Reveno – James C. Gaither Associate Head Coach and General Manager for Stanford Men’s Basketball The one thing that’s common about them is their values are pretty squared away. Eric Reveno is the James C. Gaither Associate Head Coach and General Manager for Stanford Men’s Basketball, bringing more than 28 years of Division I coaching experience and a reputation for transforming teams from the inside out. A former head coach at the University of Portland and a key leader at Stanford, Georgia Tech, and Oregon State, Reveno has built his career on one core belief: great leaders emerge from great teammates. Reveno’s framework flips the traditional leadership narrative. Instead of focusing on titles or hierarchy, he teaches individuals how to elevate the people around them — showing up with energy, building strong relationships, owning their influence, and staying relentlessly mission‑focused. His approach has shaped championship‑caliber cultures and offers a powerful blueprint for organizations navigating today’s collaborative, fast‑changing workplace. Whether speaking to executives, HR leaders, or managers, Reveno brings an “inside‑the‑huddle” perspective on what truly drives performance: trust, accountability, shared purpose, and the everyday behaviors that turn talented individuals into exceptional teams.